PROC REPORT automatically creates a variable called _BREAK_. This variable contains:

• a blank if the current line is not part of a break
• the value of the break variable if the current line is part of a break
• the value of RBREAK if the current line is from the RBREAK statement

In the current code, add a new variable. In the example below, the new variable is named FLAG. Define FLAG as a COMPUTED variable with a format that is at least 8 characters long. The length does need to be long enough to accommodate the length of the break variable name.

Add a COMPUTE block for the new variable. Assign the value of the _BREAK_ to the new COMPUTED variable and run the code. The COMPUTED variable will show the _BREAK_ value that created the line of output, _RBREAK_ for the rbreak row, and a blank for a detail row of output. The sample code below shows this technique.

As an alternative to the technique above, an output data set can be created to show the _BREAK_ value. Add the OUT= option with a valid DATA set name on the PROC REPORT statement. Use a PROC REPORT or a PROC PRINT to print out the new DATA set.

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Output created by Flag variable

             S
             e
        Age  x  Name         Weight  flag
         11  F  Joyce          50.5
         11  F                 50.5  Sex
             M  Thomas           85
         11  M                   85  Sex
         11                   135.5  Age
         12  F  Jane           84.5
                Louise           77
         12  F                161.5  Sex
             M  James            83
                John           99.5
                Robert          128
         12  M                310.5  Sex
         12                     472  Age
         13  F  Alice            84
                Barbara          98
         13  F                  182  Sex
             M  Jeffrey          84
         13  M                   84  Sex
         13                     266  Age
         14  F  Carol         102.5
                Judy             90
         14  F                192.5  Sex
             M  Alfred        112.5
                Henry         102.5
         14  M                  215  Sex
         14                   407.5  Age
         15  F  Janet         112.5
                Mary            112
         15  F                224.5  Sex
             M  Ronald          133
                William         112
         15  M                  245  Sex
         15                   469.5  Age
         16  M  Philip          150
         16  M                  150  Sex
         16                     150  Age
                             1900.5  _RBREAK_



Output created by OUT= data set

Obs    Age    Sex    Name       Weight    _BREAK_

  1     11     F     Joyce        50.5
  2     11     F                  50.5    Sex
  3     11     M     Thomas       85.0
  4     11     M                  85.0    Sex
  5     11                       135.5    Age
  6     12     F     Jane         84.5
  7     12     F     Louise       77.0
  8     12     F                 161.5    Sex
  9     12     M     James        83.0
 10     12     M     John         99.5
 11     12     M     Robert      128.0
 12     12     M                 310.5    Sex
 13     12                       472.0    Age
 14     13     F     Alice        84.0
 15     13     F     Barbara      98.0
 16     13     F                 182.0    Sex
 17     13     M     Jeffrey      84.0
 18     13     M                  84.0    Sex
 19     13                       266.0    Age
 20     14     F     Carol       102.5
 21     14     F     Judy         90.0
 22     14     F                 192.5    Sex
 23     14     M     Alfred      112.5
 24     14     M     Henry       102.5
 25     14     M                 215.0    Sex
 26     14                       407.5    Age
 27     15     F     Janet       112.5
 28     15     F     Mary        112.0
 29     15     F                 224.5    Sex
 30     15     M     Ronald      133.0
 31     15     M     William     112.0
 32     15     M                 245.0    Sex
 33     15                       469.5    Age
 34     16     M     Philip      150.0
 35     16     M                 150.0    Sex
 36     16                       150.0    Age
 37      .                      1900.5    _RBREAK_

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